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Amnesty International Press Awards

EDM number 143 in 1997-98, proposed by Peter Bottomley on 18/06/1997.

That this House notes the importance of the Amnesty International Press Awards; congratulates David Harrison with Melissa Jones of The Observer for articles about oil companies' role in Columbia, Lara Marlowe of Marie Claire for the investigation in Algeria 'Where Girls are Killed for Going to School', Saira Shah and her colleagues in Channel Four News-ITN for the filming in Kabul under the Taliban 'Women Under the Veil', Lindsey Hilsum with Peter Bate of Blackstone Pictures for Channel 4's Witness programme 'Rwanda-The Betrayed', Marc Jobst and his collegues for BBC Radio 4's 'Chocolate Soldier from the USA', and photojournalist Gary Knight and Time Magazine Internation for 'The Highway to Hell'; recognises that links with victims are usually achieved through the Press and broadcasters; and acknowledges that the search for the truth is sometimes a ticket to jail or worse for journalists.

This motion has been signed by a total of 39 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Peter Bottomley18/06/1997Worthing WestConservativeProposed
Lynne Jones19/06/1997Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Bill Etherington19/06/1997Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Norman Godman19/06/1997Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Harry Barnes19/06/1997North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone20/06/1997Brent EastLabourSigned
Lembit 20/06/1997MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned
John Austin20/06/1997Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Denis MacShane23/06/1997RotherhamLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt23/06/1997Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Simon Hughes24/06/1997North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Ashok Kumar24/06/1997Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Mike Hancock24/06/1997Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Wallace24/06/1997Orkney & ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Audrey Wise25/06/1997PrestonLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell25/06/1997Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn25/06/1997Islington NorthLabourSigned
Peter Brand25/06/1997Isle of WightLiberal DemocratSigned
Rachel Squire25/06/1997Dunfermline WestLabourSigned
Eric Clarke25/06/1997MidlothianLabourSigned
Nigel Jones26/06/1997CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Dobbin26/06/1997Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Alan Williams26/06/1997Swansea WestLabourSigned
John McWilliam27/06/1997BlaydonLabourSigned
Bill Michie02/07/1997Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Clive Soley04/07/1997Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's BushLabourSigned
John McDonnell08/07/1997Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Rudi Vis22/07/1997Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins24/07/1997Luton NorthLabourSigned
Nick Harvey31/07/1997North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris Ruane27/10/1997Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
Jenny Tonge27/10/1997Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams30/10/1997ConwyLabourSigned
Don Touhig06/11/1997IslwynLabour Co-operativeSigned
David Chidgey13/11/1997EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson20/11/1997Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Tony McWalter24/11/1997Hemel HempsteadLabour Co-operativeSigned
Diane Abbott27/11/1997Hackney North & Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Alan MealeUnknownWithdrawn

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